ECE 5101 (3 credits) Introduction to System TheoryModeling and analysis of linear systems. Introduction to functions of a complex variable. Linear algebra with emphasis on matrices, linear transformations on a vector space, and matrix formulation of linear differential and difference equations. State variable analysis of linear systems. Transform methods using complex variable theory, and time-domain methods including numerical algorithms.

ECE 5510 Power System Analysis

Fundamentals of power system planning, operation, and management. Power generation and distribution. Modeling of AC generator, AC and DC motors, transformer, and cable. Power flow solution. Modern power system monitoring/control, fault analysis, and transient stability analysis using computer tools. Use of power system simulation tools for power system planning and design.

Prerequisite: ECE 2001 – Electrical Circuits or equivalent

ECE 5512 Power Distribution

Principles of distribution system planning, automation and real-time operation with applications. Concepts of AC/DC Electricity. Three-phase power distribution as well as DC and Hybrid circuits. Load flow calculations, fault analysis, and reliability evaluation. Distributed power resources. Distribution system protection and reconfiguration. Smart distribution technologies. Efficient and resilient energy utilization.

Prerequisite: ECE 3231 – Introduction to Modern Power Systems or equivalent

ECE 5520 Advanced Power Electronics

Advanced converter and inverter topologies for high efficiency applications. Non-ideal component characteristics. Necessary components such as gate drive circuits and magnetic component design (that are not covered in introductory power electronics courses).

Prerequisite: ECE 3211 – Power Electronics or equivalent

ECE 5540 Electrical System Protection and Switchgear

Methods to sense voltage and current in medium and low voltage applications. Voltage sensing techniques include differential voltage amplifiers, shunt voltage measurement, and potential transformers. Current sensing techniques include current transformers, Rogowski coils, series voltage measurement, and Hall-effect sensors. Solid-state and mechanical relays and timing functions. Fuses and circuit breakers at medium voltage levels with the focus on ratings, application-specific selection, and response time. Protection methods, e.g. differential protection, of transformers, generators, and cables with the focus on distance relays and specialized devices.

Classroom and/or laboratory courses in special topics as announced in advance for each semester.

ECE 6104 (3 Credits) Info Control & Games

Problems of static and dynamic optimization where more than one decision maker is involved, each having own payoff and access to different information. Review of elementary decision and control theory, non-cooperative games, cooperative games, bargaining models, differential games, team decision theory, Nash games, Stackelberg games (leader-follower problems). Introduction to large-scale systems and hierarchical control.

Issues and methods in modern manufacturing systems. Integrated product and process development. Design for quality, on-line quality control and improvement, reliability during product development, and design for testability. Computer-aided production management, production planning and scheduling, and optimization-based planning and coordination of design and manufacturing activities. Targeted toward students, professional engineers, and managers who want to have an impact on the state-of-the-art and practice of manufacturing engineering, and to improve manufacturing productivity.

ENGR 5311 – Professional Communication and Information Management
Development of the advanced communication skills as well as information management required of engineers and engineering managers in industry, government, and business. Focus on (1) the design and writing of technical reports, articles, proposals and memoranda that address the needs of diverse organizational and professional audiences; (2) the preparation and delivery of organizational and technical oral and multimedia presentations and briefings; (3) team building skills with an emphasis on communications; and (4) knowledge management.

ENGR 5312 – Engineering Project Planning and Management
This course provides a methodology for managing engineering projects. Topics include project lifecycle, strategic planning, budgeting, and resource scheduling. Coursework also includes work estimating, evaluating risk, developing the project team, project tracking and performing variance analysis. Case studies are used as class and homework assignments to focus the class on the topics presented.

ME 5105 (3 Credits) Basic Concepts of Continuum MechanicsAn introductory course in the theory of continuum mechanics. Development of physical principles using
cartesian tensors. Concepts of stress, strain and motion. Basic field equation for the Newtonian fluid and
the elastic solid.

ME 5140 (3 Credits) Heat and Mass Transfer in Multiphase SystemsPresentation of basic principles for analysis of transport phenomena in multi-phase systems and how they can be applied to a wide variety of applications. The scope is limited to thermodynamics and heat and mass transfer fundamentals in solid <-> liquid, liquid <-> vapor and solid <-> vapor with the emphasis in
condensation, evaporation, sublimation, vapor deposition, boiling, two-phase flow, melting and
solidification.

ME 5150 (3 Credits) Analytical and Applied KinematicsAnalytical methods of coordinate transformation and two and three-dimensional motion, analysis of relative motion and relative freedom through kinematics connections, the study of finite and instantaneous properties of motion, study of the geometry of single and multi-parameter engineering curves, surfaces and motions. Application in the analysis and design of linkages and mechanisms.

ME 5160 (3 Credits) Theory and Design of Automatic Control Systems
Design features of a closed loop control system. Laplace domain analysis of electromechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, thermal, and mechanical systems. Computer simulation of dynamic responses using software tools. Stability issues, Routh analysis, root locus, Bode and Nyquist analyses are addressed. An open-ended, hands-on design project from a current research topic is assigned.

MSE 5301 (3 Credits) Thermodynamics of MaterialsClassical thermodynamics with emphasis on solutions and phase equilibria. Applications to unary and multicomponent, reacting and nonreacting, homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, including development of phase diagrams.

MSE 5309 (3 Credits) Transport Phenomena in Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanisms and quantitative treatment of mass, energy, and momentum transfer will be discussed in the context of materials science and engineering applications. Increasingly complex and open-ended applications will be used to illustrate principles of fluid flow; heat conduction, radiation, and diffusion.

MSE 5310 (3 Credits) Instructor Consent Required, Modeling MaterialsThis course is intended to provide an overview of the theory and practices underlying modern electronic
structure materials computations, primarily density functional theory (DFT). Students involved primarily/partially in materials computations, as well as those focused on experimental materials research wishing to learn about DFT techniques will benefit from this course.

MSE 5334 (3 Credits) Structure and Defects in MaterialsStructure of amorphous and vitreous materials. Crystallography: translation symmetry and lattices, point and space groups, use of the International Tables for Crystallography, examples of simple crystal structures. Defects in materials: point defects, line defects, planar defects, homophase and heterophase interfaces. Distributions of structure and defects: an introduction to microstructure.

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